Translation with conversational overlap
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a device associated with a first user, a first utterance of a second user;
identifying a language of the second user based on the first utterance of the second user;
translating the first utterance of the second user from the language of the second user into a language of a first user;
receiving, at the device associated with the first user, a second utterance of the second user, wherein an utterance gap exists between the received first utterance of the second user and the received second utterance of the second user and the utterance gap is greater than a predetermined utterance gap and less than a turn threshold; and
outputting, at a pair of earphones, the translated first utterance of the second user, wherein a portion of the translated first utterance is outputted when the device associated with the first user is receiving the second utterance of the second user, wherein the pair of earphones occludes a direct sound path associated with spoken utterances.
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Abstract
A first utterance is received. A first language associated with the first utterance is identified. The first utterance is translated into a second language and outputted at a pair of earphones that occludes a direct sound path associated with utterances.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a device associated with a first user, a first utterance of a second user; identifying a language of the second user based on the first utterance of the second user; translating the first utterance of the second user from the language of the second user into a language of a first user; receiving, at the device associated with the first user, a second utterance of the second user, wherein an utterance gap exists between the received first utterance of the second user and the received second utterance of the second user and the utterance gap is greater than a predetermined utterance gap and less than a turn threshold; and outputting, at a pair of earphones, the translated first utterance of the second user, wherein a portion of the translated first utterance is outputted when the device associated with the first user is receiving the second utterance of the second user, wherein the pair of earphones occludes a direct sound path associated with spoken utterances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a communication interface configured to; receive a first utterance of a second user; and receive a second utterance of the second user, wherein an utterance gap exists between the received first utterance of the second user and the received second utterance of the second user and the utterance gap is greater than a predetermined utterance gap and less than a turn threshold; one or more processors configured to; identify a language of second user based on the first utterance of the second user; and translate the first utterance of the second user from the language of the second user into a language of a first user; and a pair of earphones configured to output the translated first utterance of the second user, wherein a portion of the translated first utterance is outputted when the communication interface is receiving the second utterance of the second user, wherein the pair of earphones occludes a direct sound path associated with spoken utterances. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving a first utterance of a second user; identifying a language of the second user based on the first utterance of the second user; translating the first utterance of the second user from the language of the second user into a language of a first user; receiving a second utterance of the second user, wherein an utterance gap exists between the received first utterance of the second user and the received second utterance of the second user and the utterance gap is greater than a predetermined utterance gap and less than a turn threshold; and outputting, at a pair of earphones, the translated first utterance of the second user, wherein a portion of the translated first utterance is outputted when the second utterance of the second user is being received wherein the pair of earphones occludes a direct sound path associated with spoken utterances.
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